Report a violation

You can report behaviour that you consider to be a violation of Google's Terms of Service or programme policies. Learn about Abuse Programme Policies and Enforcement.

Report abuse

You can report abusive content from your computer.

Google Docs or Slides

To report a violation:

1. On your computer, open a file.
2. At the top, click Help Report.
3. Select the type of abuse that you want to report.
4. Click Submit report.

Tip: You can also send feedback if you click Help Docs improve or Help Slides improve.

Google Sheets

To report a violation:

1. On your computer, open a file.
2. At the top, click Help Report.
3. Select the type of abuse that you want to report.
4. Click Submit report.

Tip: You can also send feedback if you click Help Sheets improve.

Google Forms

If you're an editor, to report a violation in a form:

1. At the bottom left, click Help Help Forms improve.
2. Select Report an issue.
3. In the 'Choose an option' drop-down, select an action that you tried to perform.
4. Add a description.
5. Optional: To add a screenshot, follow the on-screen instructions.
6. Click Next Send.

If you're a responder, to report a violation in a form:

1. At the bottom left, click Help Report .
2. Choose the type of abuse found in the form.
3. Click Submit abuse report.

Tip: You can also send feedback if you click Help Forms improve.

Google Vids

To report a violation:

1. On your computer, open a file.
2. At the top, click Help Report abuse .
3. Select the type of abuse that you want to report.
4. Click Submit report.

Google Drive

You can report PDFs, images or other content stored in Google Drive.

To report a violation:

1. On your computer, open a file.
2. At the top, click Help Report.
3. Select the type of abuse that you want to report.
4. Click Submit report.

Tip: You can also report a violation from a notification.

• An Android or iOS device notification: Expand the sharing or comment notification and tap Report and block.
• A sharing email notification: Find the 'Does this item look suspicious?' line above the email footer and click Report. You can report the file or block the sender even if you no longer have access to open the file. You can only report files shared from external organisations.

Google Pics

To report a violation:

1. On your computer, open a Google Pics file.
2. At the top, click Open menu Help Help.
3. Scroll to the bottom.
4. Select Send feedback.
5. Add a description.
6. Optional: To add a screenshot, follow the on-screen instructions.
7. Click Send.

Reports don't guarantee the removal of the file or any other action on Google's part. Content that you disagree with or deem inappropriate is not always a violation of Google's Terms of Service or programme policies.

Actions that we may take on abusive material

• Removing the file from the account.
• Restricting the sharing of the file.
• Limiting who can view the file.
• Disabling access to one or more Google products.
• Deleting the Google Account.
• Reporting illegal materials to the appropriate law enforcement authorities.

Appeal a violation

If a file that you own has a violation notice, you can request a review of the violation.